Stay a Bed Stew | Grandma Nancy's Cookbook | Umami

Ingredients

• 2 lbs beef stew meat, cubed
• 1 (15 ounce) can tiny peas (use pea juice also)
• 1 cup sliced carrot (lengthwise)
• 2 onions, cut up
• 1 -2 stalk sliced celery (optional)
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced mushrooms (use juice)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato soup, thin with 1/2 cup water
• 1 large raw potato cut into chunks
• 1 bay leaf (optional)